Comments on: Demise of a Local Gathering Place, by Sarah Colemanhttps://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/demise-of-a-local-gathering-place-by-sarah-coleman/211/
Help write the Story of Albany and leave your mark on the city's 400-year-old narrative. With your help, we’ll create a book.Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:17:36 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4By: Teena Burrellhttps://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/demise-of-a-local-gathering-place-by-sarah-coleman/211/#comment-129
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:53:18 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-129Wow!! I really missed the Twilight Lounge. I live next door to the Twilight for many many years. My mom and Jeannie were really good friends, and I often ran errands for Jean and she would let me hang out there from time to time, and then I became of age to socialize with all the old timers, Flame and GiGi worked there for years then many others who came and went; but it was never really the same after Flame and GiGi left. It lost something. m I dating myself? lol) when the kitchen was in the back room. It was later replaced by the pool room with the restaurant moving next door. Dwayne was the best, and a sweet guy we all remember fondly and miss. He would give you so much food, you would have some for the next day! LOL I met a lot of really nice people there, and the T-lounge will be with me forever! I went there and pick up some dirt and place in a bottle on and have it in my mantle. ..Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Dream for tomorrow.
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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:59:55 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-123now look what you started! I’m going to plan a reunion party. Email just went out to everyone I have, maybe we’ll make some more connections thru this article. Maybe the TU will even do a little story to get the word out?? I’ll see. Too many of the old crowd are already departed, but we’ll get the rest of us together and party til the sun comes up, or it’s past our bedtime, whichever comes first! lol
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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:25:48 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-122All of us who hung out at the Twilight miss it terribly. There really is no place now for us ‘grown folks’. While there was some occasional drama, it was our Black version of Cheers, where everyone knew your name. People of all income brackets, Albanians and others, and like Sara said, truckers and port workers and state workers and all sorts hung out there. You got a GOOD drink for a fair price. Eddie tended bar there for awhile with George, then Flame and GiGi waited on us for years, with many others who came and went; but it was never really the same after Flame and GiGi left. It lost something. Long timers remember (am I dating myself? lol) when the kitchen was in the back room. It was later replaced by the pool room with the restaurant moving next door. Dwayne was the best, and a sweet guy we all remember fondly and miss. I have many pics of the old crowd. Why don’t we have a reunion? Some of us are hanging out Thursdays at 5 at the port Tavern. We could do it there? I can get ahold of most of the old crew… reach me at wlubinski@nycap.rr.com
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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:13:24 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-119WOW! You took it way back Sara. Good times, good folks % good memories!
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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:16:47 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-75Great job Sara!!
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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:15:23 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/storyofalbany/?p=211#comment-74WOW!!! So true,so true…..IT brings back so meny memories, I should know. Sorry to see it go, a lot of good times and good people and good friends. I think I’ll have a drink to the “OLD STOMPIN GROUND”, shops open!!!
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